Is there some consideration to allowing new members with these changes?

Yes, absolutely.

This forum software is severely outdated, and we were getting inundated with spam attacks. It was easier to disable new user registration for the time being.

The biggest change that's about to come is a huge forum software upgrade, which will bring us up to date with something much more modern. I'm currently in the middle of testing the migration out, and will be posting up ahead of time before the changes are made live.

Many more updates to come. I know they are long overdue, but I'm excited for the updates to come.

This forum software is severely outdated, and we were getting inundated with spam attacks. It was easier to disable new user registration for the time being.

The biggest change that's about to come is a huge forum software upgrade, which will bring us up to date with something much more modern. I'm currently in the middle of testing the migration out, and will be posting up ahead of time before the changes are made live.

Many more updates to come. I know they are long overdue, but I'm excited for the updates to come.

Welcome back, John! I'd love to rope people back into the forums if we can...a lot of us keep in touch via Facebook.